2016-03-19 18:53
Busy day today, at midday taking Mom for her checkup (all is good :) and then shopping. We selected lots of the season's luscious fruits and veggies at the local produce market and I parked… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
It's been far too long since my last post here but this one demands to be set upon the page and so it is.....Since hearing the news that my dear friend has passed from our world on November… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I find myself relishing the details of my horses, all the little things that make them unique individuals. Those little parts that some might not even see. I guess it's sort of like looking… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I know, I know..... the Holidays are past.Well, just barely, so I hope you'll forgive me. It may be January 4th of the brand New Year but I'm still basking in the glow of the Christmas seaso… Read More
2007-07-09 07:23
... stopping on a dime, preparing to take a new direction.... Wow, it seems I'm into automotive metaphors lately. Just wanted to share this cool shot and then it got me musing on direction… Read More
2007-07-03 03:31
..... in motion here. Swoosh! And Swish! The light was so pretty on this softly curving tail in mid-stride ..... but looking at this now, it reminds me to think about: being stuck behind ta… Read More
2007-06-05 06:31
...thank you, thank you! Ever notice how accomplishing most things means some level of partnership? This lovely pair achieved a beautiful ride together at this dressage show, after lots and… Read More
2007-03-01 02:32
.... hangs full and ponderous in the sky tonight. Did you savor the harvest of this late summer and early fall season? These peaches from the mountains of Utah were divine last month. Next u… Read More
2007-03-01 02:30
... this guy was just hanging out and hanging onto the screen. Amazing, this lack of fear to hang by the wispy screen, secure in the knowledge you won't be talling down 5 feet to the hard su… Read More
2007-03-01 02:28
...forward, as far as you can, to improve, excel or meet a goal. What keeps us reaching? What stops us from reaching? What do you do to reach? Read More
2007-03-01 02:28
...and see how it's done. Don't you just wish that all of life would have a guide to show you how it's done? I do sometimes, when the choices are tough and the stakes are high. If only there… Read More
2007-03-01 02:23
moving ahead, time marches on, pushing on, nothing stays static as today becomes the past once tomorrow arrives...Today (ok, yesterday really, I'm a night owl!) was my birthday and isn't it… Read More
2007-03-01 02:11
.... a rider warms up her horse for their dressage test. We don't typically see quarter blankets and parkas here in the desert but it's been very cold for much of this winter. It's a novelty… Read More
2006-10-04 09:57
... a stunning horse like this one, a sunrise, your garden, the season, a smile from a loved one? So many breathtaking possibilities in this life Read More
2005-07-24 07:55
...do you watch, who do you look to for inspiration? Who and what is in your sites? Do you have wide angle or tunnel vision? This great horned owl was watching for his dinner, sitting stoica… Read More
2005-07-16 09:23
On a hot dry evening, my horses stood close, grazing together at the last bits of dinner off the ground. Yin and yang, dark and light, ripples on a horizontal plane. Exploring how to best sh… Read More
2005-07-16 09:03
Here in the desert southwest, summer is a brutal time of harsh bold light searing the landscape, punishing every living thing with it's white hot oppressive heat. And still, within this bold… Read More
2005-07-07 22:38
....with those dapples, all that implied texture in his coat and in his mane flying all around. Makes me want to touch him and feel those textures Read More
2005-07-02 18:24
....the others, he watches as they go into the ring before him. Is performance or creativity stimulated by watching "the others"? Read More
2005-07-02 18:23
Do the leading and containing lines keep your focus lingering on the feet longer than if they were not there? Movement is challenging but cool when it's captured Read More
2005-07-02 18:23
....color entices, just like the bee I too am mesmerized by color. Are you? Read More
2005-07-02 07:26
....from blue to green to white to yellow, from silky smooth to spiney sharp, from blinding bright light to dark shadows. All of these transitions and this seasonal transition, the mark of t… Read More
2005-06-11 08:29
Ever wonder what really gets your creativity recharged? Why do you get a wild idea that you just are compelled to pursue in your creative outlet? Is it something you see or something you hea… Read More
2005-05-31 03:24
....a snippet of May in Arizona Read More
2005-05-31 00:52
For visual artists working in the digital environment, last month brought startling tech sector news of the merger of Adobe and Macromedia, a marriage of complementary visual imaging giants… Read More
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